IN RE: the MARION COUNTY EXPEDITED MENTAL HEALTH APPEALS PILOT PROJECT (2025)

Order Modifying the Marion County Expedited Mental Health Appeals Pilot Project

On July 16, 2024, this Court issued an order establishing the Marion County Expedited Mental Health Appeals Pilot Project. The purpose of this two-year pilot project is to utilize innovative technology to overcome the challenges associated with the timelines of temporary mental health commitments and appeals of such cases. Thus far, the pilot has been very successful.

Exhibit A to the July 16 order set forth the Expedited Appeals Pilot Parameters for the pilot project. Following feedback from stakeholders involved in this project, including counsel for mental health care providers, and representatives from the Court of Appeals of Indiana, Marion County Judiciary, the Marion County Public Defender Agency, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Office of Judicial Administration, this Court finds that certain parameters need to be amended.

Exhibit A

All Justices concur.